Smyrna times., 1887-03-23
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
The Wilmington paper of to-day re.
ports Bishop Lees condition un-
changed.
BISHOP A. w. WAYMAN is engaged
to preach in this town on Friday even
ing, April 1st.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet Tuesday evening March Doth OF
the residence of Mrs. +. Beck.
The Rev. Mr., Hickman of Philadel.
phia will preach in St. Peters church
on FRIDAY evening next at 7.3O O'Clock.
The friends of Miss DIR. Ella F. Swim
ney will be pleased to read an interest
ing narrative on our first page from
her pen.
The EquinOxtial storm was on exact
time Monday evening, and held ont
through yesterday with a good deal of
tierceness.
A MUSICAL and literary entertain
ment will be given by the pupils of the
colored school in Bethel A. NJ. Church
on Friday evening next, H. c. Robin
son, teacher.
ANDREW SIsCO calls the attention of
farmers in an advertisement in another
column to his Royal Bone Phosphate
for which he claims superior merits
and has testimonials to back him up.
A. LEE CUMMINs is making very de-
clued improvements to his ancestral
home in the way of painting. new
fences, new back porch, lattice work.
and the general putting Of the premises
in good apple pie" order.
The administrators sale of the per-
sonal property of the late Jacob Hin
near Blackbird Station which was bill
ed for yesterday, was postponed be-
cause OF the very stormy morning. un-
I'll next Tuesday the Doth inst.
THIRTEEN new members were ini-
tated into the Good TempIars Lodge
on Wednesday night last and there will
doubtless be others tonight who will no
doubt enjoy in the fullest measure the
Banquet which will come of tomorrow
night at the Town. Hall.
NEXT Sunday will he Quarterly
Meeting day for SMYRNA Station cir-
cut and Appoquinimink Circuit. Pre-
siding Elder France will preach at
Kenton in the morning, Friendship in
the afternoon, and Smyrna at night
unless the new pastor should be at his
post. " D''
A CALL was printed and circulated
on Saturday on blood red paper calling
I0r meeting of the peach growers Of |
thls vicinity on Saturday next to dis
cuss the basket question. The inter.
pretation of a call thus issued would
seem to indicate that the growers mean |
hilt." ''0 ~ 'ie
WILLIAM WELLS who left this town
two or three years ago to reside in
rnliauelphla has been seriously afflict-
eu Ine past two or three weeks bv sick
ness IN his family, having four children
down at once with measles. Alice
May the second daughter aged three
years and five months dying on We'd
The peach buds, because of the Dre-
valent North winds of this month are
put little more developed than they
were IN February. They are usually
beginning to bloom out at this time of
the Spring. The farmers are however
not disturbed about this for the later
Jhe development, the less the risk there
IS from late frosts, and all the indica-
lions now point to an immense crop.
BENZ. H. SMITH, who left this town
three years ago to reside i'm PbiIodoi-
phla' dropped dead while in a cigar
store on Monday evening. The Re-
mains Will be brought on the train Fri
lay morning and proceed directly to
me Episcopal Cemetery for interment
Mr: smith was n skilled carpenter
%hlch business he followed all his life
tie was 67 years old. His widow is n
laughter OF VIM. Z. Riggs, ofthis town.
THE failure of Lord & Polk nboo-
)hate manufacturers of Odessa for
,,olS28, is the business surprise of the
lay: The National Bank of Smvrno
or 81 1889 and the Fruit Growers
sank for S9,O4782, appear in the list of
Preferred creditors. The difficulty is
M .MI.rlDuted to a loss of from $4,000 to
'|o'OOO by Walter f. LawtOn. a fertili-
er broker of New York, who left tbot
lty for Canada with $500, 1000 worth of
.ebts behind. VI
5. WILMER BOYER, a popular sales
nan formerly of Kent county. Md.
nd well known to a large number Of
ur citizens, has left the clothing house
I Browning, King & Co., PHILADELPHIA
where he has been for several wears [
nd connected himself with the larOe {
lothing house of A. C. Yates & Co
'ur men are asked to read his card
nj when they go to this clothing
Ouse TO call for him and they will re-
eve prompt and courteous attention
HORACE D. CLARK, who came to this
own four years ago from Canada in
earch OF milder climate, and subse-
uently purchased property and settled ,
ere, died on Monday, in the SOD vaor >
his age. His body was embaime5 :
y the Messrs. FAIRIES, and this morn !
lg, accompanied by his soE. of Con 9
ectlcut, aud his three children who I
ave lived here with him, the remains :
'ere carried to Suffield, Conn. for in !
He was reported to be the !
wner of considerable property both in p
and Canada. :
The commission men of Pbilade1- g
hIa, 1t seems do not endorse the action C
the dealers in New York in seIiin@ e
he basket with the fruit, but will CON- e
nue. as heretofore to return the has o
cts to the growers. This will mako /
a faVOrite market with C
llppers, and should the combination c
commission and grocerymen of New o
ork remain unbrOken, and thew ner. o
st in selling the basket with the frnit a
may regain the eminent S;
'sItlon it held thirty years ago of be. g
g the great peach market New ii
oTkers or having to come there to buy n
WE noted in our last issue the de- >,
lrture of Alfred f. Fowler and Miss =
ARA $. Beck on that morning for -
e purpose of getting married, A 81
osequent note from Rev. E. Stnbbe II
cords the marriage of the happv con. ~
by himself ON that day at his resi- ~ y,
nee. The following persons other. " ~
se formed the wedding party: Miss 7.
zzle Beck, Miss Ella SmitheTs II M ~ ~
lWier and q A Ro.l. r -. - 49, W